EPB Chattanooga 25 Gig
Chattanooga residents wanting extreme symmetric speed. Practical alternative: EPB Gig10 at $299/mo.
Standard
600 sq mi · 180K homes passed · ~122K broadband subs
What we like
- Municipal fiber — no shareholder dark patterns
- 100% fiber footprint, 95.3% coverage
- 70% market share in Chattanooga (FindBetterInternet: 100/100 speed score)
- No installation fee, no contract, no hidden fees
- Gig City legacy
Watch out for
- Single-city availability
- Recent BBB reports of AI-chatbot customer service replacing humans
Three-year cost of ownership
At $1500/mo plus no install fee, this plan totals about $54,000 over three years before any equipment costs. Compare that to a 1 Gbps plan from any provider in the $60–80/mo range, which would total about $2,200–$2,900. Whether the extra bandwidth is worth it depends on the upload work you actually do.
Who this is for
Chattanooga residents wanting extreme symmetric speed. Symmetric fiber really matters if you upload video, run multi-camera conferencing, or back up large libraries to the cloud.
All EPB Chattanooga plans
Full residential lineup, sorted by speed. The highlighted row is the tier reviewed on this page. Prices verified 2026-05-10; check the provider site for current promos.
What you’ll need at home
- A 10 Gbps capable router with multi-gig WAN port (Wi-Fi 7 ideal).
- Cat6a Ethernet cabling between router and any device that needs full speed.
- Multi-gig Ethernet ports or USB adapter on the device measuring speeds — standard gigabit ports will bottleneck.
- 10G SFP+ optics matched to the ONT handoff.
- An ONT (optical network terminal). The provider installs and owns it.